How Conservative is Princeton

mcgoogly
Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:48:06 +0000

But traditionally, religion is not something of the state; it is more of a church matter

What does church mean, then? There were no “churches” in Ancient Greece or Rome. Also, Ancient Greek marriages were more technical and state-administered than you can believe. The state routinely changed marriage laws - Pericles was famous for restricting who one may marry with the citizenship laws passed under him - and there were complicated property laws associated with it. Really, the history of marriage has absolutely nothing to do with anything religious or saintly or whatever. It’s the history of women’s rights, the social transition of women leaving their parent’s homes, and property.



Liberal isn’t a political party

It’s a political movement, and while this is of course not always true, don’t pretend you didn’t mean it that way. I resent the fact that you slandered the ACLU by affiliating it with any political movement or party whatsoever. I suppose that the ACLU is QUITE liberal, if you’re thinking of liberal in the vein of John Stuart Mill, which I am positive that you are not.